Intel Xeon W-2170B vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 24 more threads: 28 vs 4
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.029 vs 13.346
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 122.221 vs 29.397
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.033 vs 0.627
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.256 vs 2.125
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 21.236 vs 8.688
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2388 vs 1913
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24070 vs 6143
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache 896 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 14 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.029 vs 13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.221 vs 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.033 vs 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.256 vs 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.236 vs 8.688
PassMark - Single thread mark 2388 vs 1913
PassMark - CPU mark 24070 vs 6143

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
15.029
13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
122.221
29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.033
0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.256
2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
21.236
8.688
PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2388
1913
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24070
6143
Name Intel Xeon W-2170B AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.029 13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.221 29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.033 0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.256 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.236 8.688
PassMark - Single thread mark 2388 1913
PassMark - CPU mark 24070 6143
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9949

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2170B AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W Zen
Family Xeon W AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 5 June 2017 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1349 1418
Processor Number W-2170B
Series W-2000 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Server Desktop
OPN Tray YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 896 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 14 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 14 4
Number of threads 28 4
Unlocked
Die size 192 mm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA-2066 (R4) AM4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 1x8, 1x4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
TSM Encryption

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)